tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17544460.post6425529160810565694..comments2013-03-19T15:02:11.258-05:00Comments on St. Vincent Memories: Ferry Command: First DeliveryTrish Short Lewishttps://plus.google.com/100486352749269537795noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17544460.post-79460179399673411672011-04-01T13:54:02.212-05:002011-04-01T13:54:02.212-05:00As a lad of about nine, I remember Dad loading all...As a lad of about nine, I remember Dad loading all of the family into his Ford V8 to take in this historic event. I do remember the thrill of seeing those planes up close, but not as thrilled as my sister. She and the other teenage girls made sure they got the autographs of the pilots while they giggled and flirted. This was my first upclose experience with airplanes and may have been a motivating factor in my later decision to make a career in the US Air Force. I still find it interesting that the politics of the day required the planes to land and be pulled across the border rather than flying across as we would do today.<br />Ed Merck, Lt. Col, USAF (Retired)Ed Merckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12977003843621186194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17544460.post-52429804081031663272010-01-21T07:53:41.060-06:002010-01-21T07:53:41.060-06:00Ted Beaudoin has written a book about the Ferry Co...Ted Beaudoin has written a book about the Ferry Command. Ted began writing about it in the 1980&#39;s, but has expanded it now, and just republished the first book PILOT OF FORTUNE as the first in a planned trilogy called WALKING ON AIR. He has some information online at http://ferrycommandwwii.blogspot.com/Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10448388630980259659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17544460.post-68999096707808277492009-11-15T17:52:31.412-06:002009-11-15T17:52:31.412-06:00Hi Trisha, My Dad was one of the people that help...Hi Trisha, My Dad was one of the people that helped pull the lockheed across the border. The BBC interviewed him and others in the 70&#39;s but we do not have the footage.insight@work with Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912784317644551928noreply@blogger.com